Christmas Eve

[AlterEgo]

It’s been many years since we’ve been in DR for Christmas, but I have fond memories of the whole family at my in-laws house eating roast pork, arroz con guandules, pastelitos, arepita de yuca, ensalada rusa, etc. My suegra was a phenomenal cook.

For those of you in DR cooking today, what are you making?

 

[keepcoming]

Funny, I was just thinking about years past and how much I enjoy Nochebuena in the DR.

 

[CristoRey]

It’s been many years since we’ve been in DR for Christmas, but I have fond memories of the whole family at my in-laws house eating roast pork, arroz con guandules, pastelitos, arepita de yuca, ensalada rusa, etc. My suegra was a phenomenal cook.

For those of you in DR cooking today, what are you making?

This is my 13th Christmas down here in a row. That I've been living in the same neighborhood now for 8 years, I always have multiple dinners with friends close to home during the holidays.

Unfortunately this Christmas will be somewhat somber as a few of my good Dominican friends who usually do all of the cooking have passed away this year.

I did buy some roasted pork down stairs this morning at the corner from the same fella who sells it every year with his son. At 500 pesos a pound the prices aint what they used to be but the music, parties, women, dancing, food and neighborhood festivities around here more than make up fot it.

Merry Christmas Folks!

 

[Northern Coast Diver]

I've got a 25 lb. leg of pork on the menu. Served simply, with mashed potato and sliced carrots.
A very Merry Christmas to all!

 

[marcosalm]

This is my 13th Christmas down here in a row. That I've been living in the same neighborhood now for 8 years, I always have multiple dinners with friends close to home during the holidays.

Unfortunately this Christmas will be somewhat somber as a few of my good Dominican friends who usually do all of the cooking have passed away this year.

I did buy some roasted pork down stairs this morning at the corner from the same fella who sells it every year with his son. At 500 pesos a pound the prices aint what they used to be but the music, parties, women, dancing, food and neighborhood festivities around here more than make up fot it.

Merry Christmas Folks!

my nephew here in Mejoramiento Social sells for the same good price. Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CristoRey]

I've got a 25 lb. leg of pork on the menu. Served simply, with mashed potato and sliced carrots.
A very Merry Christmas to all!

Damn bro.
Thats a lot of pork.
Was good seeing ya last week.
Merry Christmas!

 

[AlterEgo]

I have 12 guests coming today. Menu is a mishmash of Dominican-Italian-American cuisine. Big ham, baked ziti, pastelitos, arepita de yuca, mashed potatoes, string beans, asparagus. Antipasto is prosciutto, soprasotta, burrata cheese, parmigiano, provolone, guacamole and shrimp with dip. I’ll save the hambone to make lentil soup on New Year’s Day, an Italian requirement. My grandsons (14 and 18) spent the morning making the pastelitos, about 50 of them, one by hand and one with a form.

 

[carlos]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

 

[DrNoob]

Merry Christmas everyone !

 

[LindseyKaufman]

Steak kabobs and rice pilaf for us. Baked pumpkin and pecan pies this afternoon, small consolation for not having time to bake Christmas cookies.

Tomorrow is honey baked ham and scalloped potatoes. Wanted American sweet potatoes, but with the flood at seahorse ranch and my unwillingness to drive in the rain to Santiago,
Scalloped potatoes will have to do.

Although I absolutely love the roast pork on the spit here, my heart hurts too much when I see the pig roasting, or being trucked dead to the person doing the roasting or worse yet on their drive to the execution.

I am just a softy with animals. 😢

 

[LindseyKaufman]

Wishing every one of you a happy holiday season no matter your faith. Know that I view the friendships her on dr1 a true blessing, whether I know you in person or not.

 

[keepcoming]

Wishing all of you a very blessed Holiday.